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ZenRows for AI agents

ZenRows is a web scraping API that handles CAPTCHAs and blocks, used by developers pulling structured data from sites that resist simple scrapers. Connect it once through Arc0, and your agent, or Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor, can use it through one MCP endpoint, limited to what each user approved.

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Web data and scrapingAPI keyMCP + RESTzenrows.com
AUDIT LOG · ZENROWSPOLICY: acme-support
09:41:07 · claude · u_8f2read
zenrows.get_api_usage
Get ZenRows API Usage Statistics✓ allowed · 212ms
09:41:08 · claude · u_8f2read
zenrows.get_plaintext
Get Plaintext Response✓ allowed · 164ms
09:41:09 · claude · u_8f2write
zenrows.screenshot_url
Screenshot URL✓ approved · approved by user
EVERY ZENROWS CALL, ON THE RECORD
01 · USE CASES

What agents do in ZenRows.

01

Scrape a URL's HTML

Fetch the rendered HTML of a page, bypassing common bot blocks.

02

Take a screenshot of a URL

Capture a visual screenshot of a page as it renders.

03

Check API usage statistics

Read remaining usage before running a large batch of scrape requests.

02 · ACTIONS

14 ZenRows actions, graded by risk.

Every ZenRows action is tagged read, write or destructive, so one policy covers the whole app and new actions inherit the right default.

read

13

Look things up. Allowed by default.

  • zenrows.get_api_usage
    Get ZenRows API Usage Statistics
  • zenrows.get_plaintext
    Get Plaintext Response
  • zenrows.get_session_id
    Get Session ID
  • zenrows.get_pdf_from_url
    Get PDF from URL
  • zenrows.get_original_status
    Get Original Status Code
  • zenrows.get_walmart_product
    Get Walmart Product Details
  • zenrows.get_real_estate_data
    Get Real Estate Property Data
  • zenrows.get_response_headers
    Get response headers
  • zenrows.get_response_compression
    Get Response with Compression
  • zenrows.get_concurrency_status_detailed
    Get Detailed Concurrency Status
  • zenrows.scrape_url_html
    Scrape URL HTML
  • zenrows.scrape_url_autoparse
    Scrape url autoparse
  • zenrows.scrape_with_css_selectors
    Scrape URL with CSS Selectors

write

1

Create and change things. Allow, or ask the user first.

  • zenrows.screenshot_url
    Screenshot URL

destructive

0

Delete, cancel or archive. Ask first, or deny outright.

  • No destructive actions.
03 · HOW IT WORKS

ZenRows in three steps.

  1. 01Your users connect ZenRowsThey add their ZenRows api key on Arc0 Connect, under your brand. It goes straight into the vault.
  2. 02You set the rulesReads run, and writes like “screenshot URL” can wait for the user to approve.
  3. 03Any agent can actYour agent calls ZenRows through the Arc0 SDK or MCP, and so can Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor. Every call lands on the audit log.
POLICY.TS
await arc0.policies.set('zenrows', {
  read: 'allow',
  write: 'ask',        // screenshot_url
  destructive: 'deny',  
})

# Claude Code: the same connection, one URL
$ claude mcp add --transport http arc0 \
    https://mcp.arc0.ai/u/u_8f2
04 · AUTH AND DATA

How ZenRows connects.

Users add their ZenRows api key on Arc0 Connect. It is encrypted in the vault, never shown to the model, and each user can rotate or revoke it at any time.

The same ZenRows connection serves your agent over MCP and your own backend over REST and the proxy, so a user connects once. How Arc0 handles credentials →

AUTH
API key
CREDENTIALS
Per-tenant encrypted vault
MODEL SEES
Results only, never credentials
AUDIT LOG
Every call, on every plan
05 · WORKS WITH

Use ZenRows from any agent.

Claude
ChatGPT
Cursor
Codex
VS Code
OpenAI Agents SDK
Claude Agent SDK
Vercel AI SDK
Mastra
LangGraph
06 · RELATED

More web data and scraping apps.

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07 · FAQ

ZenRows and Arc0, answered.

Q01

Can I use ZenRows with Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?

Yes. Connect ZenRows to Arc0 once, then add your Arc0 MCP URL to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or any other remote-MCP client. Each assistant only gets the ZenRows actions you allow.

Q02

How do users connect ZenRows?

Users add their ZenRows api key on Arc0 Connect. It is encrypted in the vault, never shown to the model, and each user can rotate or revoke it at any time.

Q03

Which ZenRows actions can my agent take?

14 in total: 13 read, 1 write and 0 destructive, such as “screenshot URL”. Your policies decide which of them each agent may call.

Q04

Can I make my agent read-only in ZenRows?

Yes. Allow read actions and deny writes in the ZenRows policy. Your agent can still look things up, and any write it attempts is blocked and logged.

Q05

Can my own backend call ZenRows too?

Yes. The same ZenRows connection is available over REST and through the Arc0 proxy, so your product and your agent share one connection per user.

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Plug ZenRows into your agent.

Your users connect ZenRows once, under your brand. Your agent gets 14 actions behind your policies, with every call on the record.

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Free to build · MCP + REST · Audit log on every plan